Clutch



Patented Jan. 16, 1.923. l

' @erinnerung AnAMsomoFAxii'oN, OHIO. '1 i y CLUTCH. i l

'. .,upppiiation fue@ February" 19,@ 1921.` .serial 39.446357;

l.Be it known that il, ALEXANDERv ADAM-v soN', acitizen of the United State's,fresidi1i' ,r.

at Akron, inv thecountyof Summit 'and State. ofzOfhio, havefinvented certain new.'

and useful Improvements 'in Clutches, of

- which `the following :is a specification..

The objectof=thisrinvention is to improve yupon existing. clutch fconstruction, particu"- larly Ytov provide :a double A-ifrictionalV engage# ment-,ofthe .clutchl'e'lementa :"Which fis accom-v Vvplishefdby internal and external'clanripng the clutch iszobtained.. 1 Y,

These land other yobjects -Willbe.accom- .plished Iby kthe invention, it' being-v understood that changesand .modifications ymay bemade in arrangement: ofthe variousgpairts' and in details, Within the SCOpe'o-fthe bands. operated'simultaneously to establish driving. connectionbetween the -of thefclutch.. I

vConstructions which comprise innerxand vouter clamping.. bands have? been ldevised heretofore, but so :far Aas knowns'to :me,n.one

twov portions have gone into actual use, and the purpose of the presentinvention-is to simplify this- 4type of clutchsofas toymake it'av vpracticableV andeconomical device. Itisa further objectlof vvthe invention to construct and clesign a clutch of lthis type which can` be mounted -on a yshaft with little diflicultyfso` that it is v.adaptable ffor 4location yon shafts, Withoutspecial machining. A further 0bject of the yinvention isfto' provide means which will prevent Adraggjring ofthel clutch elements, whereby instantaneous "release of vention.

'Ini the drawlngs eFig'. l vis a front 'elevation-voffone-formfof'v Itheclutch mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a section through the line 2-2 of Fig. l. f

the j clutch` on is a section of ,ai clutch -onthe-line 3f3 ofpFig. l.

Eig. llis a further detail "showing the: ends.

of the ffrictionbands. lIn the'drawings .l is'the `shaft EandQ'is a pulley, these two elementslformingthetwo par-ts of the clutchLlvfEither .one 0f these elef ments may be the driving member or the.

driven member,but for thesake of the pres# ent description the` shaft .l will be consid# ered as the continuously operated drivingy member andfthepulley' 2 as the driven mem-k ber which may be locked for driving enthe other endv of :the .sleeve is4 secured a. ci o.l-L lar 6.; YBetween ythe plate and-the collarh is the band .ll are secured toi the ioverhangingv fof teach band being. slightly `spaced Iapart as lshown in :F 4;. `pins'l'.and klare i f received in ythvelend of anbperatinglever 16 portion ofl `the fdesired to adjust the .amount loflfriction lie-.ff meurthe .rbd th bends, adilistment 10f- -thefp11fl7 ismade. F'llhisconst-itutesaj s-im.. ple and `effective `.means of obtaining egual .but-adjustable fpfressurepn .thetyvo bands.:

gagementfvvththe shaft.l shaft l car-L friesfav sleeve -B fto" which it iis l.connected by a :featheivorr 'key,.4. Theendfvof ythe sleeve is .provided Withaibearingvplate -anfd'on ,ley ordriven member." The yface, or `Webof is providedfwith a; concentri c'.flangel or rib AEnclosing the rib 8 is an outermfriction l,banfd 4l0 and an inner friction bandi Ll-these parts standing slightly spaced from @the ribvl 8 when. 'the clutch is 'open' *fory released;v .75. @outer band liscontracted;andthe .inner band. l expanded ,so that ther-ib isgripped'fonboth When it .is desired-'temperate the' 'clutch-the surfaces and alirm hold is'lobtained. -f

n Oneend vof 'the `band lO and oneend of I respectively. Theyfother end?,offband'v lO'ris" provided 'with ai pin '.14 Y.and ytheadjacent portion of bandit-f1 With agpin `-155,-the endsf' which lever2 extends y,toWar'dt-he shaft1, .and

its free end ,provid-edWithaffpinil This pin 17 :isvprefer-ably arranged. v,tefbe pin 1.7;"to holdyitfin adjusted; position.

adjusted jwith respect .to4 the" lever, l such ad- 5 yjustmentbeingVV obtained Sfhere shoWrn-by screw,` `threaded engagementf nbetiveen .the parts," a lock nuty l8- beingfniounted :on the It will be. seenqthat .ifthefleverz-lG is rocked outwardly, the two,l bends4 Willnmove Y toward the flangeBfandestab'lishjdriving rei' ylation between the-'parts l' and'Q, andfiiffit ,isl

'I In ,order to move ythel lever as. described,

shaft l the tapering. or'inclined portion of the Vcone.'underly'ing the end yof the pin 17 The conev may ybe moved :back and` forth "01.1 the Shaft .in Yemr/@1l known IlfsfjrrvelA Af V there is provided a sliding cone 19 on the 'y midwayV of :the points ll' and lfis secured tively'contracted or expanded.

' been given.

shown in .arey out ofcontact With the flange 8, and the parts-1 and 2 are not in driving rela-- ,'tioii. lVhen howeven'the cone, is moved infivardlvnlong 'the shaft, the -lever 1G lis rocked to the right of Figl, and 'the bands leaseV of the 1 friction bands.

`a pin 23 which' projects through slightly `elongated holeV or slot 24 in the extension 9.

In the operation the'band the pin :QL- does not act and is not intended to actas a Lfulcruinfor the lever, as each point le oi l may be lconsidered a fulcium, but should the bands 'and ll drag' or not operate. freelg7 to disengage with Vthe flange 8, the

pin will bear against the end of the Islot and will then be a positive fulcrum about Whic the lever roclrsand the bands will be posi- 5 f VvThe operation of the clutch will be elearljv7 understood from the description which has lVhen the cone 19 is out as Fig. 2, the inner and outer bands grip the flange on tlieinner and outer surf faces, the two parts thus being in drivinfgg relation. Thepin operates inthe manner describedfto-,insure a qnicl positive re It will be seen that by providing a` circular friction bandabout the entire inner and 'fective clu'tch'swprovided not only due to i 'in the device,

' l the rotationvvillserve to wind Wisethen to unwind the inner band lll.l

, Chances and` outer circumference ofthe flange 8, an efthe fact that ajlargearea of contact is job tained, but `also dueto the fact that their4 tation of the pulley serves always to' in- Thus if the crease the hold of lthe bands. pulley'is rotating counter-clockwise in 'Fig up the band l0 on" the flange f8, vif it is"'rota'ting clockeither vcase the, .arrangement ysuch ytl ,nhenthe clutch is in engagement it will af forda ,tight` lf frip between the parts,

g inodicaticns may bel made forniand vproport-irms ne not'essential but may, be varied *Within the scope of the inventionI and 'within-the limits of the claims appended hereto. The inven I tion is not limited to useA as va clutch, as it v,may beadapted for'use in'otherfrelations,

ing and a driven member, an annular 'rib formed on one of said members, a bearing plate onthe other member, the bearing plate extending over the rib,-tWocircular friction bands, said bands being each split atA one point,- and secured at one side of thesplit, vone outs-1de of and jOne inside of the annular.'

rib, a single lever pivoted to the said bands at the other side` of the split, yielding means attachedto ythe lever and'tending to rock it to expandthe outer :band and contract their.- uei' band, a. pm, in the. free lend of the lever and a sliding` cone, the-pin bearing upon the inclined surface of the cone.

2. A clutch mechanism comprisinga driving member andv a driven member, an an nular rib formed on one ofsaidmembers,

V l. Aclutchmechanism comprising a driv- 1 split bands adjacent the inner'and outer sur# faces of the rib, a rocking lever pivoted to both said bands, a fulcrum Yon'. said/lever f normally inoperative as such but operativeV to `form va positivetfulcrum forthelever should its movement fail to operate ythe bands` I A3. A clutch mechanism comprising adriv 'ing member and a driven member, an annular rib formed on'one of ysaid members, splitv bandsladj acent the inner and youter surfaces.

lof said rib, a bearing plate on theothei' of said members, said bands being anchoredrat` one side of the split tothe-bearing plate, a

rocking lever pivoted to the saidv bands on the other side of thesplit and a pin and slot f connection betweenthe leve-r and the bearing plate. said pin riding to the end of the slot should a! band fail to operate upon zrelease of theclutch.` n s 1l. A clutch mechanism comprising a diivfj ing and a driven member, an annular rib formedon one of said members,` a bearing plate secured to the other member, thebeaiing plate extending over the rib, tivo split circular` friction bands secured to the plate yat one side-.of the split, one inside and one outside of the annular rib, a lever pivoted to the said bands at the other` side ofthe split, vieldiug means tending to rock the leverv to eXliand 'the outer band and contract the iii-1 nerband, pin and slot connection between the lever and the bearingxplate, a sliding lcone, the end of the lever bearing upon they inclined surface'ofthe cone-,said cone pending the inner band and contacting the;`

outer band` said. pin riding to the end of the 'slot shoulda band fail to operate upon-withdraival'of thecone.

' ALEXANDER ADAMSGN; 

